Catou1181

Thanks, I'll check that out! 

Thanks for moving it. Anyone have any insight? Thanks in advance! 

Should I post this in a different forum? Seemed this was the right place. 

Good morning!  It's been about 10 years since I touched any immigration stuff so I'm a little rusty and I'm hoping someone can help. 

I'm filling out Form I-90 to renew my green card and I'm trying to make sure I'm entering 2 fields correctly. In Part 3, Processing Information, it's questions 1 and 2:

1. Location where you applied for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status.  Would the location I applied for an immigrant visa be my hometown, including where I had my K-3 visa interview?  Is this information somewhere on the paperwork I filed, or that was sent to me by USCIS?

2. Location where your immigrant visa was issued or USCIS office where you were granted adjustment of status.  Is the location where my immigrant visa was issued the USCIS office I received a bunch of my paperwork from (say California?) or would the office that granted me adjustment of status need to be super specific or would just the state I reside in be sufficient?  I recall going to two offices in the Denver vicinity, but not which one exactly issued my AOS.  Again, would that information be somewhere on the paperwork I filed, or that was sent to me by USCIS?

Lastly, I'm trying to "verify" my identity on my newly created USCIS account (I don't recall this existing 10 years ago), and I know my A number but I've tried all types of receipt numbers, I tried the number on my passport from when I first crossed the border, but there's no letters, so nothing is working.  Anyone else have this issue?  Trying to figure out where else I can look for DOS Case ID, or is it just that I don't have any pending cases at the moment and once I receive a letter back from USCIS for renewing my green card, then I'll be able to?

Thank you for your help!
~Cat

After taking the advice of melimelo via YuandDan and melimelo (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/294750-advice-request-for-filing-on-i-90/page__gopid__4571659), I contacted our congressman and was able to obtain my permanent residency card without having to file and I-90 or pay the $450.00 fee. Thank you for the wonderful advice

Card received - 3/28/11

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Thank you!

~Cat

YuandDan and melimelo,

Thanks again for the advice about the congressman. Received my 10yr permanent residency card in the mail today (priority mail)!

Hurray!!!

~Cat

We heard back from the congressman’s aide yesterday. USCIS has decided to re-order the production of my 10yr greencard without my needing to file an I-90 form or pay the fee. I received an email confirmation from USCIS today that stated that production of my new card had been ordered today.

Thank you for the fantastic advice!!!

Thanks for the information. I let my husband know and he said he was going to make some calls.

~Cat

Is it possible to prove that it is USCIS or USPS's mistake if the letter did not have a tracking number(nothing I've ever received from USCIS has had a tracking number)? I'd love to be able to prove that, especially if it meant not paying $450.00 and having to take time off from work to go get fingerprinted again. That'd also be great if it means getting my card sooner.

Bascially, whatever is done(file, e-file or contest), if I don't hear anything and it's June, I should go to the field office to have my passport stamped and that would make things ok if there's still no solution by the time my 1 year extension is over?

Hello,

I will try to briefly explain the situation :

June 2010 - Filed I-751 to remove conditions

August 2010 - Had biometrics

Sept 2010 - Received letter saying GC would be mailed within 60 days

Nov 2010 - Called USCIS because GC was not received. Was told it was approved 10/6/10 and that they would investigate.

Jan 2011 - Called USCIS because no status update. Was told card was mailed 10/6/10 and that I needed to file form I-90 for a replacement card using reason "B" - Card was issued but never received. I reviewed the instructions and it stated that if USCIS did not receive the card back as undeliverable, I need to file using reason "A" - Card was lost, stolen or destroyed. I called USCIS back to see if they'd received the card back but they would not answer me and told me I needed to make an appt at the field office.... did that... was told that the card was not returned and that I needed to file and pay the $450.00 fee.

I've got a whole package ready to send... Cover letter, I-90 form, Copy of my Permanent Residency Card (2yr) which is now expired, copy of the letter they sent me in September, Copy of NOAs for I-751, I-465, I-765, Copy of my appointment letter for Aug. 2010 biometrics. It was suggested that I also send a letter requesting that they waive the fees & biometrics. I'm planning to include a copy of the cleared check I sent back in June 2010. We're also including the $450.00 check for the I-90 fees in case they don't waive it(which is more than likely)...

Am I including too much? Too little? Would it just be better to file online since my extension letter gives me permanent residency status until late August only? Do I need anything special to file online?

I'm rather frustrated with the situation as my husband and I have been so diligent in keeping copies of everything and checking the mail regularly especially when we knew the card was coming...

Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

~Cat

To give an update....

Called USCIS in November because I did not receive my card. They said they'd conduct a search and have it sent again if it wasn't sent.

At the end of January, when I still had nothing, I called again. They said they conducted a search and it showed that it was mailed to me on 10/7/10 and that it had not been returned to them as undeliverable. They suggested that I fill out application I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card and to use reason (b) my previous card was issued but never received.

Upon review of the instructions for form I-90, I found that if the card had not been returned to USCIS, I actually need to file the form using reason (a) my previous card was lost, stolen or destroyed. This entails paying the fee again and doing the biometrics again. I called to confirm this, and they could not help me. They also could no help me in figuring out certain information I had about the new card that's needed on the application (sigh...).

It was then suggested by USCIS that I visit the USCIS Field Office in my state (which I did)... basically, all I can do is fill out application I-90, request that the fees/biometrics be waived and hope for the best....

My husband and I have decided to do that : File form I-90, with a letter requesting the fees & biometrics be waived, but since the expiration of my extension of status ends in now 6 months... we're going to send the check anyways and say something along the lines of "if you decide to waive our fees, please destroy the check". We can't afford this to take another 6 months..

Any suggestions before I send out this I-90 package? Anyone else have to do this?

I received a "notice of removal of conditional basis of lawful permanent residence". The date of decision is listed as 09/27/2010. I have yet to receive my Permanent Resident Card.

Is anyone in the same boat ?

Went for my biometrics on 8/18/10. There's a touch on my account on 8/19/10, but nothing since and still no card.

Anyone else in this boat ?

Go figure... my appointment notice came in today....

8/18/2010

Hello,

I've been starting to worry about not getting my biometrics letter from USCIS and didn't want to overly panic so came here for re-assurance. Not sure how re-assured I am seeing as most people who mailed their package in early June have received an appointment notice for the biometrics. Is it too soon to call to inquire ?

Our information : California Services Center :

VJ Name : CATOU1181 Date of I-751 : 06/01/10 (mailed 06/04/10) NOA1 date : 06/07/10 Biometrics date : pending.

lol thanks Crikey

So my car registration(immatriculation) is sufficient ? I don't actually need the whole package of papers that show that I purchased the car in 2002(or 2003 lol I don't remember ) at the dealership ?

Basically the compliance letter and the little paper that you keep on you(or in your car) for insurance purposes is good ?

I finally got a hold of the people at the ABF Upack terminal in Dorval(near Montreal). Good thing I speak French as they seem to know no English

Anyways, for Port of entry, I write Champlain, New York, because that's where my stuff goes through, and I leave #6 and #7 blank.

#10 I don`t check the box

As for household effects = furniture, etc

Personal effects = clothes, books, etc

I don`t have to relist them, I can just write see attached list.

And I can import my tires/rims. I just have to make sure to write it on the list.

Hope this is helpful to other ppl

Well find the papers I will then! I have to re-take everything in inventory anyways... I had done it before sending everything to the warehouse.... and then my harddrive died and I lost everything

So I suppose, Ill find it, I had marked all my boxes nicely

You just need your ownership and your compliance letter, Catou. Here's some additional information.

So basically, if I don`t find the original papers of my ownership of the car(Im guessing that my immatriculation papers aren`t enough), I can always say that Im importing my car at a later date when I find my original ownership paperwork that`s packed away in a box ? And I`d be good with that ?

Seems easy enough! We`ll go through Detroit!

I'd done research on importing my car months and months ago and thought that all I needed was a compliance letter from my manufacturer(Kia in this case). I have gotten that letter.

But now I've been having last minute doubts about it being all I need... I've done research on the forum and see some people talking about stickers under the hood, in the door... I've read threads that lead you to other websites that talk about other forms to fill out. And I've read threads about people saying they would import the car at another time(other than when crossing the border).

Do I need more than the compliance letter ? I probably have my car papers from when I purchased it, but they are in the warehouse and I'll have to figure out exactly where they are when we unpack the warehouse into the truck to then pack the Upack van the next day. Would I be safer having those documents ? Or would insurance papers(recent ones I have with me) + my immatriculation papers be enough ?

final destination is near Denver, CO

Thanks for the advice.

Yeah we're hoping to maybe go around Toronto... who knows... maybe our friend has some trick being from the city itself

Hellos again dear Canada forum VJers

Im happy today as I got my visa in hand!(woohoo)... but feeling very stressed as Im still trying to figure out the customs form for Upack + making sure I close all my accounts/cancel all my utilities, insurance, blah blah... all the while working my last week of work LOL I don't hate myself I promise

So another question that's been going through my mind... which point of entry would be best to activate my visa ? Or is there even a difference ? We were originally planning to leave Monday morning(25th), but since the Upack terminal is closed Sunday and we can't load the van then, we have to go Monday morning... meaning, hopefully we can leave Montreal at around 12:00pm.... doing so, we'd get to Toronto between 4-5... depending on traffic of course... which we are hoping to avoid by stopping before/after or in Toronto to have dinner with a couple of our friends that live there. After that we would go another 4-5 hours to hit Detroit or Sarnia... So between 10pm-12am is when I would estimate our crossing of the border.

I know some people have had trouble in small towns because of people not knowing about visas and their activations upon crossing the border... so I'd assume they'd know what to do at a town like Detroit... but then again, even if it's late, there might be a lot of activity there and it could take longer than say going through Sarnia..

Thoughts ? Experience ?

Happy you got your visa in hand! Im going through the same thing. Had my interview last Friday and the guy said he'd do everything to have it mailed out that day... it's almost a week later and I've tried tracking my expresspost envelop on the CanadaPost website and it's not showing up

Ive emailed Montreal twice, no response...